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‘Renaissance humanism gradually replaced the medieval scholastic tradition from which it emerged.’

‘Of the forces springing from the European Renaissance, humanism and the influence of classical learning came first.’

‘Renaissance humanism did not necessarily promote natural philosophy, but its emphasis on mastery of classical languages and texts had the side effect of promoting the sciences.’

‘If there is any one aspect of the Renaissance that can be said to have been characteristic, that must surely be the movement known as humanism.’

‘He read Latin and Italian literature, and he promoted Renaissance humanism in England.’

1.2(among some contemporary writers) a system of thought criticized as being centered on the notion of the rational, autonomous self and ignoring the unintegrated and conditioned nature of the individual.

‘Enlightenment humanism freed the individual from the status quo of natural identity, allowing humanity to reach beyond self, to change rather than simply be.’

‘Critics of humanism have for centuries declared that freethinkers once departing from religion have abandoned morality.’

‘The ideology that did most to sustain capitalism was humanism, the belief in man as the free, autonomous origin of history.’

‘Historically, however, this tension has been a highly creative one, helping develop both a more rational humanism and a science of humanity compelled to address the exceptional character of human nature.’

‘The Party, on the other hand, frowned upon too much individualism, too much humanism practiced by any of its members.’